Artist Info: Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu

Dr. Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu was one of the most important carntic violinists of the 20th century.

Though a traditionalist, Venkataswamy Naidu was an innovator. He was known for his extremely well developed soft bowing technique combined with a firm fingering technique. He was probably the first to show that violin can be used to play Carnatic music as well as other traditional instruments like Veena. The sweetness of his violin bowled over every great Carnatic vocalist and even Yehudi Menuhin and Rabindranath Tagore. [read more...]